Source driving circuit and method for driving the same, and display apparatus

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure provides a source driving circuit and a method for driving the same, and a display apparatus. The source driving circuit includes: an input sub-circuit, a first latch sub-circuit, a transmission sub-circuit, and a second latch sub-circuit, wherein the first latch sub-circuit has a first reset sub-circuit disposed therein, wherein the first reset sub-circuit is configured to receive a first reset control signal and reset the first latch sub-circuit according to the first reset control signal; and/or the second latch sub-circuit has a second reset sub-circuit disposed therein, wherein the second reset sub-circuit is configured to receive a second reset control signal and reset the second latch sub-circuit according to the second reset control signal.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

This application is a Section 371 National Stage application ofInternational Application No. PCT/CN2018/111213, filed on 22 Oct. 2018,which published as WO 2019/200864 A1 on 24 Oct. 2019, and claimspriority to the Chinese Patent Application No. 201810362677.8, filed onApr. 20, 2018, the contents of which are incorporated herein byreference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of displays, and moreparticularly, to a source driving circuit and a method for driving thesame, and a display apparatus.

BACKGROUND

A display driving circuit of a display device comprises a source driver,a gate driver, and a Timing Controller (TCON). The source driverconverts a received data signal into a source driving signal and outputthe source driving signal to a display panel of the display device undercontrol of the timing controller.

SUMMARY

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a source driving circuitand a method for driving the same, and a display apparatus, which mayalleviate a problem of race hazard of the source driving circuit duringdata transmission performed by the source driving circuit.

According to an aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure,there is provided a source driving circuit, comprising:

an input sub-circuit configured to receive a data signal, a firstcontrol signal, and a second control signal, and provide the receiveddata signal to an output terminal of the input sub-circuit according tothe first control signal and the second control signal;

a first latch sub-circuit connected to the output terminal of the inputsub-circuit, the first latch sub-circuit is configured to receive thefirst control signal and the second control signal, latch the datasignal provided from the output terminal of the input sub-circuitaccording to the first control signal and the second control signal, andprovide the latched data signal to an output terminal of the first latchsub-circuit;

a transmission sub-circuit connected to the output terminal of the firstlatch sub-circuit, the transmission sub-circuit is configured to receivea third control signal and a fourth control signal, and transmit thelatched data signal from the output terminal of the first latchsub-circuit to an output terminal of the transmission sub-circuitaccording to the third control signal and the fourth control signal; and

a second latch sub-circuit connected to the output terminal of thetransmission sub-circuit, the second latch sub-circuit is configured toreceive the third control signal and the fourth control signal, andlatch the data signal from the output terminal of the transmissionsub-circuit according to the third control signal and the fourth controlsignal,

wherein, the first latch sub-circuit has a first reset sub-circuitdisposed therein, wherein the first reset sub-circuit is configured toreceive a first reset control signal and reset the first latchsub-circuit according to the first reset control signal; and/or thesecond latch sub-circuit has a second reset sub-circuit disposedtherein, wherein the second reset sub-circuit is configured to receive asecond reset control signal and reset the second latch sub-circuitaccording to the second reset control signal.

In an example, the transmission sub-circuit comprises:

a fifth inverter having an input terminal and an output terminal,wherein the input terminal of the fifth inverter is configured toreceive the data signal from the first latch sub-circuit; and

a third transmission gate having an input terminal connected to theoutput terminal of the fifth inverter, a first control terminalconfigured to receive the fourth control signal, a second controlterminal configured to receive the third control signal, and an outputterminal connected to the second latch sub-circuit, wherein the thirdtransmission gate is configured to be turned on or turned off accordingto the third control signal and the fourth control signal.

In an example, the second latch sub-circuit has the second resetsub-circuit disposed therein,

wherein the second latch sub-circuit comprises:

-   -   a first transmission gate having an input terminal, a first        control terminal, a second control terminal, and an output        terminal, and configured to be turned on or turned off according        to the third control signal and the fourth control signal,        wherein the first control terminal of the first transmission        gate is configured to receive the third control signal, the        second control terminal of the first transmission gate is        configured to receive the fourth control signal, and the output        terminal of the first transmission gate is configured to receive        the data signal from the transmission sub-circuit;    -   the second reset sub-circuit comprising a first NAND gate having        a first input terminal configured to receive the second reset        control signal, a second input terminal connected to the output        terminal of the first transmission gate, and an output terminal        acting as the output terminal of the second latch sub-circuit;        and    -   a second inverter having an input terminal and an output        terminal, wherein the input terminal of the second inverter is        connected to the output terminal of the first NAND gate, and the        output terminal of the second inverter is connected to the input        terminal of the first transmission gate.

In an example, the first latch sub-circuit has the first resetsub-circuit disposed therein,

wherein the first latch sub-circuit comprises:

-   -   a second transmission gate having an input terminal, a first        control terminal, a second control terminal, and an output        terminal, and configured to be turned on or turned off according        to the first control signal and the second control signal,        wherein the first control terminal of the second transmission        gate is configured to receive the first control signal, the        second control terminal of the second transmission gate is        configured to receive the second control signal, and the output        terminal of the second transmission gate is configured to        receive the data signal from the input sub-circuit;    -   the first reset sub-circuit comprising a second NAND gate having        a first input terminal configured to receive the first reset        control signal, a second input terminal connected to the output        terminal of the second transmission gate, and an output terminal        acting as the output terminal of the first latch sub-circuit;        and    -   a fourth inverter having an input terminal and an output        terminal, wherein the input terminal of the fourth inverter is        connected to the output terminal of the second NAND gate, and        the output terminal of the fourth inverter is connected to the        input terminal of the second transmission gate.

In an example, the first latch sub-circuit has the first resetsub-circuit disposed therein, and the second latch sub-circuit has thesecond reset sub-circuit disposed therein,

wherein

the first latch sub-circuit comprises:

-   -   a second transmission gate having an input terminal, a first        control terminal, a second control terminal, and an output        terminal, and configured to be turned on or turned off according        to the first control signal and the second control signal,        wherein the first control terminal of the second transmission        gate is configured to receive the first control signal, the        second control terminal of the second transmission gate is        configured to receive the second control signal, and the output        terminal of the second transmission gate is configured to        receive the data signal from the input sub-circuit;    -   the first reset sub-circuit comprising a second NAND gate having        a first input terminal configured to receive the first reset        control signal, a second input terminal connected to the output        terminal of the second transmission gate, and an output terminal        acting as the output terminal of the first latch sub-circuit;        and    -   a fourth inverter having an input terminal and an output        terminal, wherein the input terminal of the fourth inverter is        connected to the output terminal of the second NAND gate, and        the output terminal of the fourth inverter is connected to the        input terminal of the second transmission gate, and

the second latch sub-circuit comprises:

-   -   a first transmission gate having an input terminal, a first        control terminal, a second control terminal, and an output        terminal, and configured to be turned on or turned off according        to the third control signal and the fourth control signal,        wherein the first control terminal of the first transmission        gate is configured to receive the third control signal, the        second control terminal of the first transmission gate is        configured to receive the fourth control signal, and the output        terminal of the first transmission gate is configured to receive        the data signal from the transmission sub-circuit;    -   the second reset sub-circuit comprising a first NAND gate having        a first input terminal configured to receive the second reset        control signal, a second input terminal connected to the output        terminal of the first transmission gate, and an output terminal        acting as the output terminal of the second latch sub-circuit;        and    -   a second inverter having an input terminal and an output        terminal, wherein the input terminal of the second inverter is        connected to the output terminal of the first NAND gate, and the        output terminal of the second inverter is connected to the input        terminal of the first transmission gate.

In an example, the input sub-circuit comprises:

a fourth transmission gate having an input terminal configured toreceive the data signal, a first control terminal configured to receivethe second control signal, a second control terminal configured toreceive the first control signal, and an output terminal configured tooutput the received data signal, wherein the fourth transmission gate isconfigured to be turned on or turned off according to the first controlsignal and the second control signal.

In an example, the source driving circuit further comprises a shapingsub-circuit having a sixth inverter, a seventh inverter, and an eighthinverter, wherein the sixth inverter has an input terminal configured toreceive the data signal from the second latch sub-circuit, and an outputterminal connected to an input terminal of the seventh inverter, theseventh inverter has an output terminal connected to an input terminalof the eighth inverter, and the eighth inverter has an output terminalacting as an output terminal of the source driving circuit.

According to another aspect of the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, there is provided a display apparatus, comprising the sourcedriving circuit described above.

According to yet another aspect of the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, there is provided a method for driving the source drivingcircuit described above, the method comprising:

in the first phase, providing, by the input sub-circuit, the receiveddata signal to the first latch sub-circuit under control of the firstcontrol signal and the second control signal;

in a second phase, latching, by the first latch sub-circuit, the datasignal provided by the input sub-circuit under control of the firstcontrol signal and the second control signal;

in a third phase, turning on the transmission sub-circuit and turningoff the second latch sub-circuit under control of the third controlsignal and the fourth control signal, so that the transmissionsub-circuit transmits the data signal latched by the first latchsub-circuit to the second latch sub-circuit; and

in a fourth phase, turning off the transmission sub-circuit and turningon the second latch sub-circuit under control of the third controlsignal and the fourth control signal, so that the second latchsub-circuit latches the data signal from the transmission sub-circuit.

In an example, the method further comprises: resetting at least one ofthe first latch sub-circuit and the second latch sub-circuit undercontrol of the reset control signal.

In an example, the method further comprises: shaping the data signallatched by the second latch sub-circuit and outputting the shaped datasignal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a source driving circuitaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary circuit diagram of the source driving circuit ofFIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a source driving circuitaccording to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary circuit diagram of the source driving circuit ofFIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of a source driving circuitaccording to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary circuit diagram of the source driving circuit ofFIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram of a source driving circuitaccording to still another embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 is an exemplary circuit diagram of the source driving circuit ofFIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram of a display apparatus according toan embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a driving method according to an embodiment ofthe present disclosure.

FIG. 11 is an exemplary signal timing diagram of a source drivingcircuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The technical solutions according to the embodiments of the presentdisclosure will be clearly and completely described below with referenceto the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the presentdisclosure. Obviously, the embodiments described are merely a part ofthe embodiments of the present disclosure, and should not be construedas the scope of the present disclosure. All other embodiments obtainedby those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of thepresent disclosure without any creative work shall fall within theprotection scope of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a source driving circuitaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG.1, the source driving circuit according to the embodiment of the presentdisclosure comprises an input sub-circuit 11, a first latch sub-circuit12, a transmission sub-circuit 13, and a second latch sub-circuit 14.

The input sub-circuit 11 receives a data signal INPUT, a control signalSW1, and a control signal SW2, and provides the received data signal tothe first latch sub-circuit 12 to an output terminal of the inputsub-circuit 11 according to the control signal SW1 and the controlsignal SW2.

The first latch sub-circuit 12 is connected to the output terminal ofthe input sub-circuit 11. The first latch sub-circuit 12 receives thecontrol signal SW1 and the control signal SW2, latches the data signalfrom the output terminal of the input sub-circuit 11 according to thecontrol signal SW1 and the control signal SW2, and provides the latcheddata signal to an output terminal of the first latch sub-circuit 12.

The transmission sub-circuit 13 is connected to the output terminal ofthe first latch sub-circuit 12. The transmission sub-circuit 13 receivesa control signal SW3 and a control signal SW4, and transmits the latcheddata signal from the output terminal of the first latch sub-circuit 12to the second latch sub-circuit 14 according to the control signal SW3and the control signal SW4.

The second latch sub-circuit 14 is connected to the output terminal ofthe transmission sub-circuit 13. The second latch sub-circuit 14receives the control signal SW3 and the control signal SW4, and latchesthe data signal from the output terminal of the transmission sub-circuit13 according to the control signal SW3 and the control signal SW4.

The source driving circuit according to the embodiment of the presentdisclosure may further comprise a shaping sub-circuit 15. The shapingsub-circuit 15 shapes the data signal output by the second latchsub-circuit 14 and then outputs the shaped data signal as an outputsignal OUTPUT.

In the present embodiment, the second latch sub-circuit 14 and thetransmission sub-circuit 13 are configured to operate alternately. Forexample, the second latch sub-circuit 14 is turned off when thetransmission sub-circuit 13 is turned on, and the second latchsub-circuit 14 is turned on when the transmission sub-circuit 13 isturned off. In this way, the second latch sub-circuit 14 is in an offstate during the transmission of the data signal by the transmissionsub-circuit 13 to the second latch sub-circuit 14, which avoids racehazard between the first latch sub-circuit 12 and the second latchsub-circuit 14, thereby improving the stability of data transmission.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary circuit diagram of the source driving circuit ofFIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the input sub-circuit 11 may comprise a transmissiongate Tran4. The transmission gate Tran4 is turned on or turned offaccording to the control signal SW1 and the control signal SW2. Thetransmission gate Tran4 has an input terminal, a first control terminal,a second control terminal and an output terminal, wherein the inputterminal of the transmission gate Tran4 receives the data signal INPUT,the first control terminal of the transmission gate Tran4 receives thecontrol signal SW2, the second control terminal of the transmission gateTran4 receives the control signal SW1, and the output terminal of thetransmission gate Tran4 outputs the received data signal.

The first latch sub-circuit 12 may comprise a transmission gate Tran2,an inverter Inv3, and an inverter Inv4. The inverter Inv3 and theinverter Inv4 are connected in series between an input terminal and anoutput terminal of the transmission gate Tran2 to form a loop. Thetransmission gate Tran2 is turned on or turned off according to thecontrol signal SW1 and the control signal SW2. As shown in FIG. 2, thetransmission gate Tran2 has the input terminal, a first controlterminal, a second control terminal, and the output terminal, whereinthe first control terminal of the transmission gate Tran2 receives thecontrol signal SW1, the second control terminal of the transmission gateTran2 receives the control signal SW2, and the output terminal of thetransmission gate Tran2 is connected to the output terminal of thetransmission gate Tran4 in the input sub-circuit 11 to receive the datasignal from the input sub-circuit 11. An input terminal of the inverterInv3 is connected to the output terminal of the transmission gate Tran2,an output terminal of the inverter Inv3 is connected to an inputterminal of the inverter Inv4, and an output terminal of the inverterInv4 is connected to the input terminal of the transmission gate Tran2.In the present embodiment, a node between the output terminal of thetransmission gate Tran2 and the output terminal of the transmission gateTran4 is denoted by Q, and the first latch sub-circuit 12 receives thedata signal from the input sub-circuit 11 at the node Q. The outputterminal of the inverter Inv3, that is, a node between the inverter Inv3and the inverter Inv4, is connected as the output terminal of the firstlatch sub-circuit 12 to the transmission sub-circuit 13 to provide thedata signal to the transmission sub-circuit 13.

The transmission sub-circuit 13 may comprise a transmission gate Tran3and an inverter Inv5 which are connected in series. The thirdtransmission gate Tran3 is turned on or turned off according to thecontrol signal SW3 and the control signal SW4. As shown in FIG. 2, thetransmission gate Tran3 has an input terminal, a first control terminal,a second control terminal, and an output terminal, wherein the firstcontrol terminal of the transmission gate Tran3 receives the controlsignal SW4, the second control terminal of the transmission gate Tran3receives the control signal SW3, and the output terminal of thetransmission gate Tran3 is connected to the second latch sub-circuit 14to transmit the data signal to the second latch sub-circuit 14. Theinverter Inv5 has an input terminal connected to the output terminal ofthe inverter Inv3 in the first latch sub-circuit 12 to receive the datasignal from the first latch sub-circuit 12, and an output terminalconnected to the input terminal of the transmission gate Tran3.

The second latch sub-circuit 14 may comprise a transmission gate Tran1,an inverter Inv1, and an inverter Inv2. The inverter Inv1 and theinverter Inv2 are connected in series between an input terminal and anoutput terminal of the transmission gate Tran1 to form a loop. Thetransmission gate Tran1 is turned on or turned off according to thecontrol signal SW3 and the control signal SW4. As shown in FIG. 2, thetransmission gate Tran1 has the input terminal, a first controlterminal, a second control terminal, and the output terminal, whereinthe first control terminal of the transmission gate Tran1 receives thecontrol signal SW3, the second control terminal of the transmission gateTran1 receives the control signal SW4, and the output terminal of thetransmission gate Tran1 is connected to the output terminal of thetransmission gate Tran3 in the transmission sub-circuit 13 to receivethe data signal from the transmission sub-circuit 13. An input terminalof the inverter Inv1 is connected to the output terminal of thetransmission gate Tran1, an output terminal of the inverter Inv1 isconnected to an input terminal of the inverter Inv2, and an outputterminal of the inverter Inv2 is connected to the input terminal of thetransmission gate Tran1. In the present embodiment, a node between theoutput terminal of the transmission gate Tran1 and the output terminalof the transmission gate Tran3 is denoted by P, and the second latchsub-circuit 14 receives the data signal from the transmissionsub-circuit 13 at the node P. The output terminal of the inverter Inv1,that is, a node between the inverter Inv1 and the inverter Inv2, outputsthe data signal as the output terminal of the second latch sub-circuit14, for example, outputs the data signal to the shaping sub-circuit 15.

The shaping sub-circuit 15 may comprise inverters Inv6, Inv7, and Inv8which are connected in series. As shown in FIG. 2, an input terminal ofthe inverter Inv6 is configured to receive the data signal from thesecond latch sub-circuit 14, an output terminal of the inverter Inv6 isconnected to an input terminal of the inverter Inv7, an output terminalof the inverter Inv7 is connected to an input terminal of the inverterInv8, and an output terminal of the inverter Inv8 provides the outputsignal OUTPUT as an output terminal of the source driving circuit.

An operation manner of the source driving circuit according to anembodiment of the present disclosure will be described below withreference to FIG. 11. FIG. 11 is an exemplary signal timing diagram of asource driving circuit according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. As mentioned in the following description, a first level isa high level, and a second level is a low level. However, theembodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto, and insome cases, the first level and the second level may also be a low leveland a high level respectively.

In a period T1, the control signal SW1 is at a first level, the controlsignal SW2 is at a second level, the transmission gate Tran4 is turnedon, the transmission gate Tran2 is turned off, the data signal INPUT iswritten at the node Q, and the node Q changes from a low level to a highlevel, as shown in FIG. 11. During this period, the control signal SW3is at the second level, and the control signal SW2 is at the firstlevel, so that the transmission gate Tran3 is turned off, thetransmission gate Tran1 is turned on, and the data signal at the node Qis transmitted according to a path Q→Inv3→Inv5, and cannot reach thenode P.

In a period T2, the control signal SW1 is at the second level, thecontrol signal SW2 is at the first level, the transmission gate Tran4 isturned off, and the transmission gate Tran2 is turned on, so that thedata signal at the node Q is transmitted according to a pathQ→Inv3→Inv4→Q to form a loop, and thereby the data signal is latched inthe first latch sub-circuit 12. During this period, the control signalSW3 is at the second level, and the control signal SW4 is at the firstlevel, so that the transmission gate Tran3 is turned off, thetransmission gate Tran1 is turned on, and the data signal at the node Qstill cannot be transmitted to the node P.

In a period T3, the control signal SW1 is at the second level, thecontrol signal SW2 is at the first level, the control signal SW3 is atthe first level, and the control signal SW4 is at the second level, sothat the transmission gate Tran3 is turned on, and Tran1 is turned off.In this case, the data signal at the node Q is transmitted to the node Paccording to a path Q→Inv3→Inv5→P, and thereby the data signal istransmitted from the first latch sub-circuit 12 to the second latchsub-circuit 14. At this time, the node P becomes a high level, as shownin FIG. 11. During this period, since the transmission gate Tran1 is ina turn-off state, the transmission gate Tran1 cannot form a looptogether with the inverters Inv1 and Inv2. Thereby, transmission of thedata signal from the node Q to the node P may not affect the latching ofthe data signal by the second latch sub-circuit 14.

In a period T4, the control signal SW1 is at the second level, thecontrol signal SW2 is at the first level, the control signal SW3 is atthe second level, and the control signal SW4 is at the first level, sothat the transmission gate Tran3 is turned off, and the transmissiongate Tran1 is turned on. In this case, the transmission path of the datasignal from the node Q to the node P is disconnected, the transmissiongate Tran1 forms a loop together with the inverters Inv1 and Inv2, thedata signal at the node P is transmitted through a path P→Inv1→Inv2→P,and thereby the data signal is latched by the second latch sub-circuit14. The data signal output by the second latch sub-circuit 14 isprovided as the output signal OUTPUT via the three inverters Inv6, Inv7and Inv8 in the shaping sub-circuit 15.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the control signalSW1 may be a respective output signal of a shift register in the sourcedriving circuit, and the control signal SW2 may be an inverted signal ofthe control signal SW1. Similarly, the control signal SW3 and thecontrol signal SW4 may be inverted from each other. However, theembodiment of the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and thecontrol signals SW1 to SW4 may be set as needed.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a second one oftwo stages of latching in the source driving circuit is designed tocomprise the second latch sub-circuit 14 and the transmissionsub-circuit 13, the second latch sub-circuit 14 is turned off when thetransmission sub-circuit 13 is turned on, and the second latchsub-circuit 14 is turned on when the transmission sub-circuit 13 isturned off, so that the transmission of the data signal from the firstlatch sub-circuit 12 to the second latch sub-circuit 14 may not affectthe latching of the data signal by the second latch sub-circuit 14,which avoids the race hazard, thereby improving the stability of thedata transmission. In addition, in the embodiment of the presentdisclosure, a connection relationship between the transmission gateTran1 and other components is improved, so that the transmission gateTran1 forms a loop together with the two inverters Inv1 and Inv2 whenthe transmission gate Tran1 is turned on, which reduces a number oflogic devices in the source driving circuit while reducing the racehazard, thereby saving the cost.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one ofthe first latch sub-circuit 12 and the second latch sub-circuit 14 mayhave a reset sub-circuit disposed therein, which resets the at least oneof the first latch sub-circuit 12 and the second latch sub-circuit 14according to a received reset control signal. For example, in someembodiments, a first reset sub-circuit for resetting the first latchsub-circuit 12 may be disposed in the first latch sub-circuit 12. Insome other embodiments, a second reset sub-circuit for resetting thesecond latch sub-circuit 12 may be disposed in the second latchsub-circuit 14. In some other embodiments, the first latch sub-circuit12 may have the first reset sub-circuit disposed therein, and the secondlatch sub-circuit 14 may have the second reset sub-circuit disposedtherein. This will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS.3 to 8.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a source driving circuitaccording to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Theembodiment of FIG. 3 differs from the embodiment of FIG. 1 at least inthat a reset sub-circuit 140 (second reset sub-circuit) is disposed inthe second latch sub-circuit 14. For the sake of clarity of description,the differences will be mainly described below. As shown in FIG. 3, thereset sub-circuit 140 is disposed in the second latch sub-circuit 14.When the source driving circuit operates, if a reset control signal EN1(second reset control signal) received by the reset sub-circuit 140indicates a resetting operation (for example, the reset control signalEN1 is at the second level), the reset sub-circuit 140 resets the secondlatch sub-circuit 14 (for example, causes the second latch sub-circuit14 to output a reset signal). In some embodiments, if the reset controlsignal EN1 received by the reset sub-circuit 140 indicates a normaloperation (for example, the reset control signal EN1 is at the firstlevel), the reset sub-circuit 140 acts as a portion of the loop in thesecond latch sub-circuit 14.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary circuit diagram of the source driving circuit ofFIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the second latch sub-circuit 14 comprisesthe transmission gate Tran1, the reset sub-circuit 140, and the inverterInv2. The reset sub-circuit 140 and the inverter Inv2 are connected inseries between the input terminal and the output terminal of thetransmission gate Tran1 to form a loop. The transmission gate Tran1 isturned on or turned off according to the control signal SW3 and thecontrol signal SW4. As shown in FIG. 4, the transmission gate Tran1 hasthe input terminal, the first control terminal, the second controlterminal, and the output terminal, wherein the first control terminal ofthe transmission gate Tran1 receives the control signal SW3, the secondcontrol terminal of the transmission gate Tran1 receives the controlsignal SW4, and the output terminal of the transmission gate Tran1 isconnected to the input terminal of the transmission gate Tran3 of thetransmission sub-circuit 13 to receive the data signal from thetransmission sub-circuit 13. In the example of FIG. 4, the resetsub-circuit 140 comprises an NAND gate Nand1, wherein the NAND gateNand1 has a first input terminal configured to receive the reset controlsignal EN1, a second input terminal connected to the output terminal ofthe transmission gate Tran1, and an output terminal connected to theinput terminal of the inverter Inv2. The output terminal of the inverterInv2 is connected to the input terminal of the transmission gate Tran1.In FIG. 4, the node between the output terminal of the transmission gateTran1 and the output terminal of the transmission gate Tran3 is denotedby P, and the second latch sub-circuit 14 receives the data signal fromthe transmission sub-circuit 13 at the node P. The output terminal ofthe NAND gate Nand1, that is, a node between the output terminal of theNAND gate Nand1 and the input terminal of the inverter Inv2, outputs thedata signal as the output terminal of the second latch sub-circuit 14,for example, outputs the data signal to the shaping sub-circuit 15.

When the source driving circuit of FIG. 4 operates, for example, at anytime in the periods T1 to T5 shown in FIG. 11, if the reset controlsignal EN1 indicates a normal operation, for example, the reset controlsignal EN1 is at a high level, the first input terminal of the NAND gateNand1 is at a high level, and then the NAND gate Nand1 outputs a lowlevel when the NAND gate Nand1 receives the data signal which is at ahigh level at the second input terminal thereof (i.e., the node P), andoutputs a high level when the NAND gate Nand1 receives the data signalwhich is at a low level at the second input terminal thereof. That is,if the reset control signal EN1 is at a high level, the NAND gate Nand1acts as an inverter, to form a loop together with the NAND gate Nand1,the transmission gate Tran1, and the inverter Inv2 when the transmissiongate Tran1 is turned on, so that the data signal is latched by thesecond latch sub-circuit 14. On the contrary, if the reset controlsignal EN1 indicates a resetting operation, for example, the resetcontrol signal EN1 is at a low level, according to characteristics ofNAND gates, the NAND gate Nand1 outputs a high level regardless ofwhether the data signal received at the second input terminal (i.e., thenode P) of the NAND gate Nand1 is at a high level or a low level. Thehigh level output by the NAND gate Nand1 is converted into the outputsignal OUTPUT at a low level through three stages of inversion by theshaping sub-circuit 15. When the output signal OUTPUT at a low level istransmitted to a respective pixel on a display panel, the pixel is notused for display, to realize resetting of the display. For example, theresetting may be implemented when an active time during which the outputsignal OUTPUT is at a low level exceeds a preset time.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, fast resetting of thesource driving circuit may be realized to prevent residual of the datasignal, which enables a display area, for example, an Active Area (AA)for display, on the display panel to be quickly discharged, therebyalleviating a residual phenomenon in the screen display.

FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of a source driving circuitaccording to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Theembodiment of FIG. 5 differs from the embodiment of FIG. 1 at least inthat a reset sub-circuit 120 (first reset sub-circuit) is disposed inthe first latch sub-circuit 12. For the sake of clarity of description,the differences will be mainly described below. As shown in FIG. 5, thereset sub-circuit 120 is disposed in the first latch sub-circuit 12.When the source driving circuit operates, if a reset control signal EN2(first reset control signal) received by the reset sub-circuit 120indicates a resetting operation (for example, the reset control signalEN2 is at the second level), the reset sub-circuit 120 resets the firstlatch sub-circuit 12 (for example, causes the first latch sub-circuit 12to output a reset signal). In some embodiments, if the reset controlsignal EN2 received by the reset sub-circuit 120 indicates a normaloperation (for example, the reset control signal EN2 is at the firstlevel), the reset sub-circuit 120 acts as a portion of the loop in thefirst latch sub-circuit 12.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary circuit diagram of the source driving circuit ofFIG. 5. As shown in FIG. 6, the first latch sub-circuit 12 may comprisethe transmission gate Tran2, the reset sub-circuit 120, and the inverterInv4. The reset sub-circuit 120 and the inverter Inv4 are connected inseries between the input terminal and the output terminal of thetransmission gate Tran2 to form a loop. The transmission gate Tran2 isturned on or turned off according to the control signal SW1 and thecontrol signal SW2. As shown in FIG. 6, the transmission gate Tran2 hasthe input terminal, the first control terminal, the second controlterminal, and the output terminal, wherein the first control terminal ofthe transmission gate Tran2 receives the control signal SW1, the secondcontrol terminal of the transmission gate Tran2 receives the controlsignal SW2, and the output terminal of the transmission gate Tran2 isconnected to the output terminal of the transmission gate Tran4 in theinput sub-circuit 11 to receive the data signal from the inputsub-circuit 11. In the example of FIG. 6, the reset sub-circuit 120comprises an NAND gate Nand2, wherein the NAND gate Nand2 has a firstinput terminal configured to receive the reset control signal EN2, asecond input terminal connected to the output terminal of thetransmission gate Tran2, and an output terminal connected to the inputterminal of the inverter Inv4. The output terminal of the inverter Inv4is connected to the input terminal of the transmission gate Tran2. InFIG. 6, the node between the output terminal of the transmission gateTran2 and the output terminal of the transmission gate Tran4 is denotedby Q, and the first latch sub-circuit 12 receives the data signal fromthe input sub-circuit 11 at the node Q. The output terminal of the NANDgate Nand2, that is, a node between the output terminal of the NAND gateNand2 and the input terminal of the inverter Inv4, is connected as theoutput terminal of the first latch sub-circuit 12 to the transmissionsub-circuit 13 to provide the data signal to the transmissionsub-circuit 13.

When the source driving circuit of FIG. 6 operates, for example, at anytime in the periods T1 to T5 shown in FIG. 11, if the reset controlsignal EN2 indicates a normal operation, for example, the reset controlsignal EN2 is at a high level, the first input terminal of the NAND gateNand2 is at a high level, and then the NAND gate Nand2 outputs a lowlevel when the NAND gate Nand2 receives the data signal which is at ahigh level at the second input terminal thereof (i.e., the node Q), andoutputs a high level when the NAND gate Nand2 receives the data signalwhich is at a low level at the second input terminal thereof. That is,if the reset control signal EN2 is at a high level, the NAND gate Nand2acts as an inverter, to form a loop together with the NAND gate Nand2,the transmission gate Tran2, and the inverter Inv4 when the transmissiongate Tran2 is turned on, so that the data signal is latched by the firstlatch sub-circuit 12. On the contrary, if the reset control signal EN2indicates a resetting operation, for example, the reset control signalEN2 is at a low level, according to characteristics of NAND gates, theNAND gate Nand2 outputs a high level regardless of whether the datasignal received at the second input terminal (i.e., the node Q) of theNAND gate Nand2 is at a high level or a low level. The high level outputby the NAND gate Nand2 becomes the output signal OUTPUT at a low levelthrough the transmission sub-circuit 13, the second latch sub-circuit 14and the shaping sub-circuit 15. When the output signal OUTPUT at a lowlevel is transmitted to a respective pixel on a display panel, the pixelis not used for display, to realize resetting of the display. Forexample, the resetting may be implemented when an active time duringwhich the output signal OUTPUT is at a low level exceeds a preset time.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, fast resetting of thesource driving circuit may be realized to prevent residual of the datasignal, which enables a display area, for example, an Active Area (AA)for display, on the display panel to be quickly discharged, therebyalleviating a residual phenomenon in the screen display.

FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram of a source driving circuitaccording to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Theembodiment of FIG. 7 differs from the embodiment of FIG. 1 at least inthat a reset sub-circuit 120 (first reset sub-circuit) is disposed inthe first latch sub-circuit 12 and a reset sub-circuit 140 (second resetsub-circuit) is disposed in the second latch sub-circuit 14. For thesake of clarity of description, the differences will be mainly describedbelow.

As shown in FIG. 7, the first latch sub-circuit 12 has a resetsub-circuit 120 is disposed therein. When the source driving circuitoperates, if a reset control signal EN2 (first reset control signal)received by the reset sub-circuit 120 indicates a resetting operation(for example, the reset control signal EN2 is at the second level), thereset sub-circuit 120 resets the first latch sub-circuit 12 (forexample, causes the first latch sub-circuit 12 to output a resetsignal). In some embodiments, if the reset control signal EN2 receivedby the reset sub-circuit 120 indicates a normal operation (for example,the reset control signal EN2 is at the first level), the resetsub-circuit 120 acts as a portion of the loop in the first latchsub-circuit 12.

The second latch sub-circuit 14 has a reset sub-circuit 140 is disposedtherein. When the source driving circuit operates, if a reset controlsignal EN1 (second reset control signal) received by the resetsub-circuit 140 indicates a resetting operation (for example, the resetcontrol signal EN1 is at the second level), the reset sub-circuit 140resets the second latch sub-circuit 14 (for example, causes the secondlatch sub-circuit 14 to output a reset signal). In some embodiments, ifthe reset control signal EN1 received by the reset sub-circuit indicatesa normal operation (for example, the reset control signal EN1 is at thefirst level), the reset sub-circuit 140 acts as a portion of the loop inthe second latch sub-circuit 14.

FIG. 8 is an exemplary circuit diagram of the source driving circuit ofFIG. 7.

As shown in FIG. 8, the first latch sub-circuit 12 may comprise thetransmission gate Tran2, the reset sub-circuit 120 (first resetsub-circuit), and the inverter Inv4. The reset sub-circuit 120 and theinverter Inv4 are connected in series between the input terminal and theoutput terminal of the transmission gate Tran2 to form a loop. Thetransmission gate Tran2 is turned on or turned off according to thecontrol signal SW1 and the control signal SW2. As shown in FIG. 8, thetransmission gate Tran2 has the input terminal, the first controlterminal, the second control terminal, and the output terminal, whereinthe first control terminal of the transmission gate Tran2 receives thecontrol signal SW1, the second control terminal of the transmission gateTran2 receives the control signal SW2, and the output terminal of thetransmission gate Tran2 is connected to the output terminal of thetransmission gate Tran4 in the input sub-circuit 11 to receive the datasignal from the input sub-circuit 11. In the example of FIG. 8, thereset sub-circuit 120 comprises an NAND gate Nand2, wherein the NANDgate Nand2 has a first input terminal configured to receive the resetcontrol signal EN2, a second input terminal connected to the outputterminal of the transmission gate Tran2, and an output terminalconnected to the input terminal of the inverter Inv4. The outputterminal of the inverter Inv4 is connected to the input terminal of thetransmission gate Tran2. In the present embodiment, the node between theoutput terminal of the transmission gate Tran2 and the output terminalof the transmission gate Tran4 is denoted by Q, and the first latchsub-circuit 12 receives the data signal from the input sub-circuit 11 atthe node Q. The output terminal of the NAND gate Nand2, that is, a nodebetween the output terminal of the NAND gate Nand2 and the inputterminal of the inverter Inv4, is connected as the output terminal ofthe first latch sub-circuit 12 to the transmission sub-circuit 13 toprovide the data signal to the transmission sub-circuit 13.

The second latch sub-circuit 14 comprises the transmission gate Tran1,the reset sub-circuit 140 (second reset sub-circuit), and the inverterInv2. The reset sub-circuit 140 and the inverter Inv2 are connected inseries between the input terminal and the output terminal of thetransmission gate Tran1 to form a loop. The transmission gate Tran1 isturned on or turned off according to the control signal SW3 and thecontrol signal SW4. As shown in FIG. 4, the transmission gate Tran1 hasthe input terminal, the first control terminal, the second controlterminal, and the output terminal, wherein the first control terminal ofthe transmission gate Tran1 receives the control signal SW3, the secondcontrol terminal of the transmission gate Tran1 receives the controlsignal SW4, and the output terminal of the transmission gate Tran1 isconnected to the input terminal of the transmission gate Tran3 of thetransmission sub-circuit 13 to receive the data signal from thetransmission sub-circuit 13. In the example of FIG. 4, the resetsub-circuit 140 comprises an NAND gate Nand1, wherein the NAND gateNand1 has a first input terminal configured to receive the reset controlsignal EN1 (second reset control signal), a second input terminalconnected to the output terminal of the transmission gate Tran1, and anoutput terminal connected to the input terminal of the inverter Inv2.The output terminal of the inverter Inv2 is connected to the inputterminal of the transmission gate Tran1. In the present embodiment, thenode between the output terminal of the transmission gate Tran1 and theoutput terminal of the transmission gate Tran3 is denoted by P, and thesecond latch sub-circuit 14 receives the data signal from thetransmission sub-circuit 13 at the node P. The output terminal of theNAND gate Nand1, that is, a node between the output terminal of the NANDgate Nand1 and the input terminal of the inverter Inv2, outputs the datasignal as the output terminal of the second latch sub-circuit 14, forexample, outputs the data signal to the shaping sub-circuit 15.

When the source driving circuit of FIG. 8 operates, for example, at anytime in the periods T1 to T5 shown in FIG. 11, a resetting function maybe realized using at least one of the reset control signal EN1 and thereset control signal EN2.

As an example, if the reset control signal EN1 indicates a normaloperation, for example, the reset control signal EN1 is at a high level,the first input terminal of the NAND gate Nand1 is at a high level, andthen the NAND gate Nand1 outputs a low level when the NAND gate Nand1receives the data signal which is at a high level at the second inputterminal thereof (i.e., the node P), and outputs a high level when theNAND gate Nand1 receives the data signal which is at a low level at thesecond input terminal thereof. That is, if the reset control signal EN1is at a high level, the NAND gate Nand1 acts as an inverter, to form aloop together with the NAND gate Nand1, the transmission gate Tran1, andthe inverter Inv2 when the transmission gate Tran1 is turned on, so thatthe data signal is latched by the second latch sub-circuit 14. On thecontrary, if the reset control signal EN1 indicates a resettingoperation, for example, the reset control signal EN1 is at a low level,according to characteristics of NAND gates, the NAND gate Nand1 outputsa high level regardless of whether the data signal received at thesecond input terminal (i.e., the node P) of the NAND gate Nand1 is at ahigh level or a low level. The high level output by the NAND gate Nand1is converted into the output signal OUTPUT at a low level through threestages of inversion by the shaping sub-circuit 15. When the outputsignal OUTPUT at a low level is transmitted to a respective pixel on adisplay panel, the pixel is not used for display, to realize resettingof the display. For example, the resetting may be implemented when anactive time during which the output signal OUTPUT is at a low levelexceeds a preset time.

As an example, if the reset control signal EN2 indicates a normaloperation, for example, the reset control signal EN2 is at a high level,the first input terminal of the NAND gate Nand2 is at a high level, andthen the NAND gate Nand2 outputs a low level when the NAND gate Nand2receives the data signal which is at a high level at the second inputterminal thereof (i.e., the node Q), and outputs a high level when theNAND gate Nand2 receives the data signal which is at a low level at thesecond input terminal thereof. That is, if the reset control signal EN2is at a high level, the NAND gate Nand2 acts as an inverter, to form aloop together with the NAND gate Nand2, the transmission gate Tran2, andthe inverter Inv4 when the transmission gate Tran2 is turned on, so thatthe data signal is latched by the first latch sub-circuit 12. On thecontrary, if the reset control signal EN2 indicates a resettingoperation, for example, the reset control signal EN2 is at a low level,according to characteristics of NAND gates, the NAND gate Nand2 outputsa high level regardless of whether the data signal received at thesecond input terminal (i.e., the node Q) of the NAND gate Nand2 is at ahigh level or a low level. The high level output by the NAND gate Nand2becomes the output signal OUTPUT at a low level after passing throughthe transmission sub-circuit 13, the second latch sub-circuit 14 and theshaping sub-circuit 15. When the output signal OUTPUT at a low level istransmitted to a respective pixel on a display panel, the pixel is notused for display, to realize resetting of the display. For example, theresetting may be implemented when an active time during which the outputsignal OUTPUT is at a low level exceeds a preset time.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, fast resetting of thesource driving circuit may be realized to prevent residual of the datasignal, which enables a display area, for example, an Active Area (AA)for display, on the display panel to be quickly discharged, therebyalleviating a residual phenomenon in the screen display.

FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram of a display apparatus according toan embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 9, the displayapparatus 100 comprises a source driving circuit 10 which may beimplemented by the source driving circuit described in any of theembodiments described above. It should be understood by those skilled inthe art that the display apparatus 100 may further comprise a displaypanel, a timing control circuit, and a gate driving circuit (not shown),wherein the timing control circuit controls the source driving circuit10 to apply a source driving signal to the display panel and control thegate driving circuit to apply a gate driving signal to the displaypanel, so as to control the display panel to perform screen display. Itshould be understood by those skilled in the art that the source drivingcircuit 10 may comprise shift registers, digital to analog converters,output buffers, etc. in addition to the components described above,which will not be described in detail here for the sake of brevity.Types of display apparatuses according to the embodiments of the presentdisclosure comprise, but not limited to, Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs),and Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) displays. In the presentembodiment, the display apparatus may be a display apparatus using aMemory in Pixel (MIP) technology. A main principle of the MIP technologyis to dispose a memory in the display panel to reduce power consumptionof the display apparatus by reducing a refresh frequency.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a second one of two stagesof latching in the source driving circuit is designed to comprise thesecond latch sub-circuit 14 and the transmission sub-circuit 13, thesecond latch sub-circuit 14 is turned off when the transmissionsub-circuit 13 is turned on, and the second latch sub-circuit 14 isturned on when the transmission sub-circuit 13 is turned off, so thatthe second latch sub-circuit 14 is in a turn-off state when thetransmission sub-circuit 13 transmits the data signal to the secondlatch sub-circuit 14, and thereby there is no loop formed, which avoidsthe race hazard, thereby improving the stability of the datatransmission. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, fastresetting of the source driving circuit may be realized to preventresidual of the data signal, which enables a display area, for example,an Active Area (AA) for display, on the display panel to be quicklydischarged, thereby alleviating a residual phenomenon in the screendisplay.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a driving method according to an embodiment ofthe present disclosure. In the present embodiment, the driving methodmay be applied to the source driving circuit described in any of theembodiments described above.

In step S101, in a first phase, the input sub-circuit 11 provides thereceived data signal INPUT to the first latch sub-circuit 12 undercontrol of the first control signal SW1 and the second control signalSW2.

In step S102, in a second phase, the first latch sub-circuit 12 latchesthe data signal provided by the input sub-circuit 11 under control ofthe first control signal SW1 and the second control signal SW2.

In step S103, in a third phase, the transmission sub-circuit 13 isturned on and the second latch sub-circuit 14 is turned off undercontrol of the third control signal SW3 and the fourth control signalSW4, so that the transmission sub-circuit 13 transmits the data signallatched by the first latch sub-circuit 12 to the second latchsub-circuit 14.

In step S104, in a fourth phase, the transmission sub-circuit 13 isturned off and the second latch sub-circuit 14 is turned on undercontrol of the third control signal SW3 and the fourth control signalSW4, so that the second latch sub-circuit 14 latches the data signalfrom the transmission sub-circuit 13.

The driving method according to the embodiment of the present disclosuremay further comprise a resetting step. For example, in step S105 (notshown), at least one of the first latch sub-circuit 12 and the secondlatch sub-circuit 14 is reset under control of a reset control signal(for example, at least one of the reset control signals EN1 and EN2described above). This step may be performed at any time in the first tofourth phases. In other words, at any time during the execution of thedriving method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, aresetting operation may be performed as long as the reset control signalindicating the resetting operation is received.

According to the driving method of the embodiment of the presentdisclosure, the second latch sub-circuit is turned off during thetransmission of the data signal from the first latch sub-circuit to thesecond latch sub-circuit, and a data transmission path from the firstlatch sub-circuit to the second latch sub-circuit is disconnected whenthe second latch sub-circuit latches the data signal, which avoids therace hazard, thereby improving the stability of the data transmission.In the driving method according to the embodiment of the presentdisclosure, fast resetting of the source driving circuit may further berealized to prevent residual of the data signal, which enables a displayarea, for example, an Active Area (AA) for display, on the display panelto be quickly discharged, thereby alleviating a residual phenomenon inthe screen display.

In addition, in the embodiments described above, the transmission gatesTran1, Tran2, Tran3, and Tran4 each comprises an N-channel Metal OxideSemiconductor (NMOS) transistor and a P-channel Metal OxideSemiconductor (PMOS) transistor (as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4, FIG. 6, andFIG. 8), and correspondingly, the first level may be a high level andthe second level may be a low level (as shown in FIG. 11). However, theembodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto, the NMOStransistor and the PMOS transistor are used interchangeably, and thefirst level and the second level may also be a low level and a highlevel respectively.

The above description is merely specific implementations of the presentdisclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosure is notlimited thereto. Changes or substitutions which may easily be reached bythose skilled in the art within the technical scope of the presentdisclosure should be covered within the protection scope of the presentdisclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosureshould be determined by the protection scope of the claims.

1. A source driving circuit, comprising: an input sub-circuit configuredto receive a data signal, a first control signal, and a second controlsignal, and provide the received data signal to an output terminal ofthe input sub-circuit according to the first control signal and thesecond control signal; a first latch sub-circuit connected to the outputterminal of the input sub-circuit, the first latch sub-circuit isconfigured to receive the first control signal and the second controlsignal, latch the data signal provided from the output terminal of theinput sub-circuit according to the first control signal and the secondcontrol signal, and provide the latched data signal to an outputterminal of the first latch sub-circuit; a transmission sub-circuitconnected to the output terminal of the first latch sub-circuit, thetransmission sub-circuit is configured to receive a third control signaland a fourth control signal, and transmit the latched data signal fromthe output terminal of the first latch sub-circuit to an output terminalof the transmission sub-circuit according to the third control signaland the fourth control signal; and a second latch sub-circuit connectedto the output terminal of the transmission sub-circuit, the second latchsub-circuit is configured to receive the third control signal and thefourth control signal, and latch the data signal from the outputterminal of the transmission sub-circuit according to the third controlsignal and the fourth control signal, wherein, the first latchsub-circuit has a first reset sub-circuit disposed therein, wherein thefirst reset sub-circuit is configured to receive a first reset controlsignal and reset the first latch sub-circuit according to the firstreset control signal; and/or the second latch sub-circuit has a secondreset sub-circuit disposed therein, wherein the second reset sub-circuitis configured to receive a second reset control signal and reset thesecond latch sub-circuit according to the second reset control signal.2. (canceled)
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 5. The source driving circuitaccording to claim 1, wherein the transmission sub-circuit comprises: afifth inverter having an input terminal and an output terminal, whereinthe input terminal of the fifth inverter is configured to receive thedata signal from the first latch sub-circuit; and a third transmissiongate having an input terminal connected to the output terminal of thefifth inverter, a first control terminal configured to receive thefourth control signal, a second control terminal configured to receivethe third control signal, and an output terminal connected to the secondlatch sub-circuit, wherein the third transmission gate is configured tobe turned on or turned off according to the third control signal and thefourth control signal.
 6. The source driving circuit according to claim1, wherein the second latch sub-circuit has the second reset sub-circuitdisposed therein, wherein the second latch sub-circuit comprises: afirst transmission gate having an input terminal, a first controlterminal, a second control terminal, and an output terminal, andconfigured to be turned on or turned off according to the third controlsignal and the fourth control signal, wherein the first control terminalof the first transmission gate is configured to receive the thirdcontrol signal, the second control terminal of the first transmissiongate is configured to receive the fourth control signal, and the outputterminal of the first transmission gate is configured to receive thedata signal from the transmission sub-circuit; the second resetsub-circuit comprising a first NAND gate having a first input terminalconfigured to receive the second reset control signal, a second inputterminal connected to the output terminal of the first transmissiongate, and an output terminal acting as the output terminal of the secondlatch sub-circuit; and a second inverter having an input terminal and anoutput terminal, wherein the input terminal of the second inverter isconnected to the output terminal of the first NAND gate, and the outputterminal of the second inverter is connected to the input terminal ofthe first transmission gate.
 7. The source driving circuit according toclaim 1, wherein the first latch sub-circuit has the first resetsub-circuit disposed therein, wherein the first latch sub-circuitcomprises: a second transmission gate having an input terminal, a firstcontrol terminal, a second control terminal, and an output terminal, andconfigured to be turned on or turned off according to the first controlsignal and the second control signal, wherein the first control terminalof the second transmission gate is configured to receive the firstcontrol signal, the second control terminal of the second transmissiongate is configured to receive the second control signal, and the outputterminal of the second transmission gate is configured to receive thedata signal from the input sub-circuit; the first reset sub-circuitcomprising a second NAND gate having a first input terminal configuredto receive the first reset control signal, a second input terminalconnected to the output terminal of the second transmission gate, and anoutput terminal acting as the output terminal of the first latchsub-circuit; and a fourth inverter having an input terminal and anoutput terminal, wherein the input terminal of the fourth inverter isconnected to the output terminal of the second NAND gate, and the outputterminal of the fourth inverter is connected to the input terminal ofthe second transmission gate.
 8. The source driving circuit according toclaim 1, wherein the first latch sub-circuit has the first resetsub-circuit disposed therein and the second latch sub-circuit has thesecond reset sub-circuit disposed therein, wherein the first latchsub-circuit comprises: a second transmission gate having an inputterminal, a first control terminal, a second control terminal, and anoutput terminal, and configured to be turned on or turned off accordingto the first control signal and the second control signal, wherein thefirst control terminal of the second transmission gate is configured toreceive the first control signal, the second control terminal of thesecond transmission gate is configured to receive the second controlsignal, and the output terminal of the second transmission gate isconfigured to receive the data signal from the input sub-circuit; thefirst reset sub-circuit comprising a second NAND gate having a firstinput terminal configured to receive the first reset control signal, asecond input terminal connected to the output terminal of the secondtransmission gate, and an output terminal acting as the output terminalof the first latch sub-circuit; and a fourth inverter having an inputterminal and an output terminal, wherein the input terminal of thefourth inverter is connected to the output terminal of the second NANDgate, and the output terminal of the fourth inverter is connected to theinput terminal of the second transmission gate, and the second latchsub-circuit comprises: a first transmission gate having an inputterminal, a first control terminal, a second control terminal, and anoutput terminal, and configured to be turned on or turned off accordingto the third control signal and the fourth control signal, wherein thefirst control terminal of the first transmission gate is configured toreceive the third control signal, the second control terminal of thefirst transmission gate is configured to receive the fourth controlsignal, and the output terminal of the first transmission gate isconfigured to receive the data signal from the transmission sub-circuit;the second reset sub-circuit comprising a first NAND gate having a firstinput terminal configured to receive the second reset control signal, asecond input terminal connected to the output terminal of the firsttransmission gate, and an output terminal acting as the output terminalof the second latch sub-circuit; and a second inverter having an inputterminal and an output terminal, wherein the input terminal of thesecond inverter is connected to the output terminal of the first NANDgate, and the output terminal of the second inverter is connected to theinput terminal of the first transmission gate.
 9. The source drivingcircuit according to claim 1, wherein the input sub-circuit comprises: afourth transmission gate having an input terminal configured to receivethe data signal, a first control terminal configured to receive thesecond control signal, a second control terminal configured to receivethe first control signal, and an output terminal configured to outputthe received data signal, wherein the fourth transmission gate isconfigured to be turned on or turned off according to the first controlsignal and the second control signal.
 10. The source driving circuitaccording to claim 1, further comprising a shaping sub-circuit having asixth inverter, a seventh inverter, and an eighth inverter, wherein thesixth inverter has an input terminal configured to receive the datasignal from the second latch sub-circuit, and an output terminalconnected to an input terminal of the seventh inverter, the seventhinverter has an output terminal connected to an input terminal of theeighth inverter, and the eighth inverter has an output terminal actingas an output terminal of the source driving circuit.
 11. A displayapparatus, comprising the source driving circuit according to claim 1.12. A method for driving the source driving circuit according to claim1, the method comprising: in the first phase, providing, by the inputsub-circuit, the received data signal to the first latch sub-circuitunder control of the first control signal and the second control signal;in a second phase, latching, by the first latch sub-circuit, the datasignal provided by the input sub-circuit under control of the firstcontrol signal and the second control signal; in a third phase, turningon the transmission sub-circuit and turning off the second latchsub-circuit under control of the third control signal and the fourthcontrol signal, so that the transmission sub-circuit transmits the datasignal latched by the first latch sub-circuit to the second latchsub-circuit; and in a fourth phase, turning off the transmissionsub-circuit and turning on the second latch sub-circuit under control ofthe third control signal and the fourth control signal, so that thesecond latch sub-circuit latches the data signal from the transmissionsub-circuit.
 13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:resetting at least one of the first latch sub-circuit and the secondlatch sub-circuit under control of the reset control signal.
 14. Themethod according to claim 12, further comprising: shaping the datasignal latched by the second latch sub-circuit and outputting the shapeddata signal.